Jackson’s Barbershop and Beauty Salon has been around since 1954. The Independence Heights staple is now officially a historical landmark.
HOUSTON — A Houston business is now officially recognized as an historic place.
In 1954, Alvin E. Jackson and his family started work on a two-story building in Independence Heights, opening Jackson’s Barbershop and Beauty salon. It’s located on historic Church Row.
The shop quickly became a meeting place for the African-American community during the Civil Rights era. It also served as a safe space to talk about economic, political and social concerns.
“We’d talk about anything that we feel that would be exceptional to young people,” said Johnie Joel Jackson Sr. with Jackson’s Barbershop and Beauty Salon. “And we believe the mentorship. We get young kids off the street.”
“I think this is the first barbershop that has acquired a historical marker,” said Debra Blocklock with the Harris County …